Union Pacific 844 at Emeryville,CA

Union Pacific's 844 is seen at Emeryville on its first ever visit to the Bay Area.The locomotive trailing behind the 4-8-4 is a GenSet RP20SD.These were modified from ex-SD40-2 car-bodies.There are only a few of these locomotives on UP's roster.I was real excited to see the 844 on its excursion to the Bay Area.I was so excited I didn't want any of my co-workers to miss out.A few of the Amtrak ticket agents who work at the Emeryville station came out to see the roll by of the 844 special.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Union
• Pacific
• 4-8-4
• 844
• steam
• locomotive
• special
• excursion
• Emeryville
• train
• station

[wfkane2001]

The engineer deliberately created the black smoke as he did in Roseville on Saturday

[ROADTRAIN23]

Yea I heard Steve Lee,the engineer,did that a couple times.

[Aaron200707]

What time was this?

[ROADTRAIN23]

about 11:10 a.m.

[wfkane2001]

Jordan hope you were successful photographing

844 leaving Oakland as you planned. I have chased both 3985 and 844 across Nebraska and Wyoming

[mp165]

My watch said the time was 11:12AM 4-20-09 as the UP 844 activated the gates at 65th street at the north or east end of the Amtrak Emeryville platform.

I think my watch is about 3 minutes fast so that would be 11:09AM.

[mp165]

It was an AWESOME runby indeed FLYING by the 65th street grade crossing just to the north of the Emeryville depot.

Now this is what REAL RAILROADING is all about!!

[Amtrakdavis22]

Hey you caught it! Great job!

[trainsruleandroll]

EPIC runby!!

[xxxDeath9572xxx]

WOW! Hell of a runby! Shes looks amazing!